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@[[User:D-side|D-side]] Hi there, typically when we introduce new sections on the wiki, we include sources. If you are struggling to find sources, it is generally best practice to leave the concept dedicated towards the discussion tab so that once people find relevant and trustworthy sources, it can be properly integrated into our articles. I hope you understand! [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 12:17, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

== TODO: inconsistent content moderation (draft) ==

=== Obscure over-moderation of comments ===

Commenters on videos sometimes encounter inconsistent behavior around availability of some of the comments they publish. Some comments go through without issue, some comments disappear immediately without notice, some disappear after a short amount of time, sometimes long enough to get a reply (which subsequently appears as a reply to nothing). Comments lost in this way are hidden from view, but apparently still exist in YouTube's system as reply counters still account for them. On rare occasions some comments are restored, up to months later, for unclear reasons.{{Citation needed|reason=but hard to find something reputable on the subject because the behavior is so inconsistent it could be discounted as just random}}

YouTube allows holding comments for review prior to publication, all or just potentially inappropriate, but this happens even on channels where neither option is enabled. Some creators report getting complaints about this behavior and finding no traces of this on channel management pages: not of the comments, not of the actions taken.{{Citation needed|reason=Louis Rossmann posted a video of something about this at least once, if someone could please find it}}

YouTube's official policy states that automated removals happen when their detection systems find violations of their Community Guidelines<ref>{{Cite web |title=Learn about comments that aren’t showing or have been removed |url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/13209064 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=YouTube Help}}</ref>, but Guidelines' overall broadness<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube's Community Guidelines |url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9288567 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=YouTube Help}}</ref>, questionable past interpretations of Guidelines by YouTube<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-01 |title=YouTube Took Down My ErsatzTV Tutorial as “Dangerous and Harmful”! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/unRAID/comments/1nvjosp/youtube_took_down_my_ersatztv_tutorial_as/ |url-status=live |website=Reddit}}</ref> and lack of notices with specific reasons for specific deletions makes assessment of the validity of that detection difficult. [[User:D-side|D-side]] ([[User talk:D-side|talk]]) 13:10, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

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 @[[User:D-side|D-side]] Hi there, typically when we introduce new sections on the wiki, we include sources. If you are struggling to find sources, it is generally best practice to leave the concept dedicated towards the discussion tab so that once people find relevant and trustworthy sources, it can be properly integrated into our articles. I hope you understand! [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 12:17, 22 October 2025 (UTC)
+== TODO: inconsistent content moderation (draft) ==
+=== Obscure over-moderation of comments ===
+Commenters on videos sometimes encounter inconsistent behavior around availability of some of the comments they publish. Some comments go through without issue, some comments disappear immediately without notice, some disappear after a short amount of time, sometimes long enough to get a reply (which subsequently appears as a reply to nothing). Comments lost in this way are hidden from view, but apparently still exist in YouTube's system as reply counters still account for them. On rare occasions some comments are restored, up to months later, for unclear reasons.{{Citation needed|reason=but hard to find something reputable on the subject because the behavior is so inconsistent it could be discounted as just random}}
+YouTube allows holding comments for review prior to publication, all or just potentially inappropriate, but this happens even on channels where neither option is enabled. Some creators report getting complaints about this behavior and finding no traces of this on channel management pages: not of the comments, not of the actions taken.{{Citation needed|reason=Louis Rossmann posted a video of something about this at least once, if someone could please find it}}
+YouTube's official policy states that automated removals happen when their detection systems find violations of their Community Guidelines<ref>{{Cite web |title=Learn about comments that aren’t showing or have been removed |url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/13209064 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=YouTube Help}}</ref>, but Guidelines' overall broadness<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube's Community Guidelines |url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9288567 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=YouTube Help}}</ref>, questionable past interpretations of Guidelines by YouTube<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-01 |title=YouTube Took Down My ErsatzTV Tutorial as “Dangerous and Harmful”! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/unRAID/comments/1nvjosp/youtube_took_down_my_ersatztv_tutorial_as/ |url-status=live |website=Reddit}}</ref> and lack of notices with specific reasons for specific deletions makes assessment of the validity of that detection difficult. [[User:D-side|D-side]] ([[User talk:D-side|talk]]) 13:10, 22 October 2025 (UTC)